Colorful Peacock Paper Craft for Kids
Looking for an easy craft for kids? This beautiful peacock paper craft is simple to make with paper art supplies you may already have on hand.
Crafting with kids is so much fun—especially when it’s easy and doesn’t require a ton of hard-to-find supplies.
This beautiful paper peacock craft is the perfect thing to make with your kids. It only requires a few basic craft supplies, and there’s even a printable template to get you started.
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What You’ll Need to Make a Peacock Paper Craft
- Construction paper: yellow, white, 2 shades of green, and 2 shades of blue
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Liquid craft glue
- Black Sharpie or gel pen
- Printable peacock template
How to Make a Peacock Paper Craft
Step 1
Use the following colors for the peacock paper craft pieces:
- Dark blue – head, body, and small markings
- Light blue – wings
- Dark green – feather base
- Light green – large markings
- Yellow – beak and feet
Trace the template patterns on the selected craft papers and cut them out neatly.
Cut out the eyes directly from the template.
Step 2
Using liquid craft glue, attach the wings to each side of the body cutout; attach the eyes and beak on the head cutout.
Step 3
Attach the peacock’s head to the top (straight side) of the body; then attach the feet behind the bottom side (round end) of the body.
Step 4
To make the feather markings, attach the small marking pieces in the middle of the larger marking pieces. Prepare 14 of these eye-like patterns.
Step 5
Attach the prepared markings to the feather base, placing one marking near the edge of each scallop.
Step 6
Create accordion folds between each scallop of the feather base. (See photo below.)
Step 7
Pinch together the straight edges of the folded feather base. Use a stapler to fasten all the layers together.
Step 8
Use a black Sharpie to add eye details as pictured below.
Apply glue to the front of the accordion folds near the stapled end of the feather base.
Step 9
Place the back of the peacock’s body on the glued part of the feather base; allow the glue to dry completely.
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